A stilted, topsy turvy year for the Ramblas ended with a flourish, winning three of their last four games to banish a few demons after a sticky mid-season period. Yes, remarkably the Ramblas 16th season has come to an end, but despite a few games lost to the weather (and the odd shellacking), there were…
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Match Report | vs Lamorbey Park
The Ramblas finally returned to winning ways, defeating Lamorbey Park for the first time in their history.
Match Report | vs Locksbottom
On a roasting hot afternoon, the Ramblas fell agonisingly short of victory against old foes Locksbottom, despite a century from Keiran Gibbons.
Match Report | vs Tatsfield
The Ramblas returned to winning ways, courtesy of a thrilling three wicket victory over Tatsfield on a scorching hot Sunday. While Glastonbury may have been grabbing much of the media attention, those in the know were aware that Tatsfield was the place to be. Who needs Wet Leg when you have fine leg… Captain Matt…
Match Report | vs Chevening Amblers
A return to home comforts failed to bring a return to winning ways as the Ramblas fell to a six wicket defeat to old rivals Chevening. Following last week’s defeat to London Itinerants, the Ramblas welcomed back a plethora of talent. Alas, a last minute injury for James Dilley saw him replaced in the XI…
Match Report | vs Eltham
The Ramblas were on the wrong end of a low-scoring thriller, as hosts Eltham chased down 101 with just a few overs to spare. A lost toss saw the Ramblas put in to bat, with captain Matt Rudgyard and Seth Clifford putting on a superbly battling partnership of 41 on a pitch hiding more than…
Match Report | vs Chevening Amblers
The Ramblas made it two wins from two in a well-contested match-up against the familiar and friendly faces of Chevening Amblers. In chilly conditions, the Ramblas were put in to bowl and started steadily – Mark Loughlin particularly miserly with the ball and unlucky not to get amongst the wickets. That brotherly car journey back…
Match Report | vs Tatsfield
Contributions from across the board helped the Ramblas end their eight-match losing streak, with a tense win against Tatsfield. Yes, stop the clocks. Hold the front page. Shut the front door… the Ramblas have finally tasted victory thanks to a 31-run win in which they were made to work hard for. Perhaps harder than they…
Match Report: vs Blue Star
In-keeping with Ramblas tradition, the season opener ended in defeat, as dropped catches proved particularly costly. Yes, it’s 16 years and counting without a first-day win, but the Ramblas’ notorious penchant for slow starts to the season continued (by this point, it’s starting to look deliberate…), passing up opportunities of varying levels of difficulty that…
Match Report | vs Lamorbey Park
Another week, another case of the Ramblas rueing missed opportunities, as they fell to a 15-run defeat to Lamorbey Park. As even the most unlearned amongst us knows, it was Albert Einstein who said the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Which, based on recent performances,…
Match Report | vs London Itinerants
For the second week in a row, a remarkable late-order partnership turned the Ramblas frowns upside down after a slog of a day in the field that saw them on the end of a comprehensive beating by London Itinerants. Although the result (and some of the fielding… and bowling… and batting…) was far from ideal,…
Match Report | vs Battersea Eagles
A partnership for the ages for the tenth wicket was still not enough for the Ramblas to chase down a challenging total, as they lost by 35 runs to Battersea Eagles. At 61/8 after the 17th over in the Ramblas chase of 256, it looked like there might not even be a match report this…
Match Report | vs Locksbottom
For the second week running, the Ramblas found themselves bested by a superior outfit, succumbing to a five-wicket defeat in Locksbottom. With club captain Matt Rudgyard enjoying the delights of Euro Disney, it was left to Chris Thomas to step into the fray and lead a side which welcomed Saravanan Mani to the team for…
Match Report | vs Chislehurst & West Kent CC
The Ramblas winning train well and truly came off the tracks, as they suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of superior opposition this weekend. With cloud cover offering some respite from the heat, and a number of the Ramblas contingent refreshed from a visit to a local tavern, the visitors won the toss and…
Match Report | vs Leybourne
A trip into the depths (ish) of Kent saw the Ramblas avenge last year’s defeat with a well-paced run chase, with a four-wicket win largely thanks to the work of Mark Loughlin and Geoff Parrett. With minds and conversation directed to Berlin, an early start and a 35-over game was agreed, as the Ramblas started…
Match Report | vs Battersea Eagles
Despite the weather’s best efforts, the Ramblas secured back-to-back victories thanks to a four-wicket win over Battersea Eagles. A desire to beat the rain mixed with a late-arriving opposition meant the Ramblas began by fielding, with their overseas player Ian Dacre opening the bowling with Chris Thomas in what was – momentarily, at least –…
Match Report | vs Blue Star
The Ramblas got back to winning ways with a dominant all-round performance against Blue Star. Following back-to-back defeats, there may have been some concerns that the wheels were coming off after a fine start to the season, but captain Matt Rudgyard does not counter such talk, with levels of optimism not seen since… well, our…
Match Report | vs Chevening Amblers
The Ramblas found themselves on the wrong end of another close-run game against long-term friendly foes Chevening as they left the confines of Ex Blues for the first time in six weeks. Much of the talk before the game was Euros-related (with a couple of Ramblas having just paid (a lorra, lorra money) for tickets…
Match Report | vs Vishwa
After back to back victories, the Ramblas were brought back down to earth with a thud, suffering a heavy defeat to a strong Vishwa CC side. Initially due to host Petts Wood but when they were unable to field a team, fixtures man Steven Fitch found a new oppo and the weather cleared up in…
Match Report | vs West Wickham
For the second weekend in succession, the Ramblas snatch an improbable victory in a nail-biter of a game, in an all-time classic against first-time opposition West Wickham. In what masqueraded as summer conditions, the Ramblas’ captain Matt Rudgyard won the toss (AGAIN…), yet inexplicably chose to bat (AGAIN). Still, after the previous week’s unlikely win…